Elophila icciusalis

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Elophila icciusalis
Munroessa icciusalis.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species:
E. icciusalis
Binomial name
Elophila icciusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Munroessa icciusalis(Walker, 1859)
  • Leucochroma icciusalisWalker, 1859
  • Munroessa icciusalis albiplagaMunroe, 1972
  • Munroessa icciusalis avalonaMunroe, 1972
  • Hydrocampa formosalisClemens, 1860
  • Hydrocampa genuialisLederer, 1863

Elophila icciusalis, the pondside pyralid moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of North America.

The wingspan is 16–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae are aquatic and feed on Menyanthes , Lemna , eelgrass, Potamogeton and Cyperaceae species.

Subspecies


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